Background
Alexander, Joseph John Murphy was born on August 20, 1933 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Son of Frederick O. and Elizabeth (Rubin) Alexander.
Alexander, Joseph John Murphy was born on August 20, 1933 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Son of Frederick O. and Elizabeth (Rubin) Alexander.
Business Level in Music, St. John University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1957. Bachelor, Western Kentucky University, 1968. Master of Divinity, St. Meinrad (Indiana) Seminary, 1974.
Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Speech Communication, Indiana University, 1980. Postgraduate, Catholic University America, 1984.
Choir master, organist, St. Mark's Monastery, South Union, Kentucky, since 1955;
infirmarian, St. Mark's Monastery, South Union, Kentucky, since 1955;
trustee, St. Mark's Monastery, South Union, Kentucky, since 1958;
member of faculty, St. Maur Seminary and High School, 1955-1966;
assistant chaplain, St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center, Western Kentucky U., 1966-1970;
faculty department speech communication, St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center, Western Kentucky U., 1984;
assistant chaplain, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1974;
professor homiletics, liturgy and liturgical law and music, St. Mark's School Theology, South Union, 1974-1983;
dean students and student affairs, vice rector, St. Mark's School Theology, South Union, 1975-1977;
vice rector, St. Mark's School Theology, South Union, 1975-1977;
sub-prior, St. Mark's Priory, South Union, 1975-1977;
prior, St. Mark's Priory, South Union, 1977-1983;
administrator Wisdom Catholic Studies Center, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, since 1984;
associate, St. Anthony Padua Church, Eunice, Louisiana, since 1988;
teacher religion and music education, St. Edmund High School, Eunice, since 1988. Member area ministry Barren River Area Catholic Enterprise, Diocese Owensboro, Kentucky, since 1974, Diocese Lafayette, 1987. Teacher Confrat. Christian Doctrine secondary and elementary schools, Russellville, Kentucky-Bowling Green area, Religious Education St. Thomas More High School, Lafayetter, 1985-1986, since 1988.
Principal, administrator Holy Rosary Institute, Lafayette, 1986-1988. Member Lafayette Diocese Vocation Team. Assistant in campus ministry Louisiana State University, Eunice, since 1988.
Active Shaker Pageant Festival, 1966-1972, director, 1967. Trustee Order St. Benedict. Member Kentucky Humanities Council, 1982-1984.
Member St. Meinrad School Theology, Western Kentucky University, Indiana University alumni associations, Speech Communication Association, Southern Speech Communication Association, Liturgical Conference, Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, National Catholic Music Association, Kentucky Music Educators Association, Kentucky Bluegrass Music Association.